2019 Best Lawyers in America© Recognizes Numerous Kegler Brown Attorneys
August 15, 2018Many Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter attorneys have again been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America©. In the 2019 edition of this annual publication, 34 Kegler Brown attorneys are featured in total, with 7 also being selected as “Lawyer of the Year” in Columbus in their practice area.
Being named “Lawyer of the Year” follows a selection process based on outstanding voting averages received from an extensive peer-review assessment the Best Lawyers team conducts with thousands of leading lawyers each year, according to Best Lawyers.
The Kegler Brown attorneys listed below have been selected as the Columbus-area’s 2019 “Lawyer of the Year” in the following practices:
- Allen Handlan: Banking + Finance Law
- Chris Weber: Corporate Compliance
- John Brody: Bankruptcy Litigation
- Ken Cookson: Banking + Finance Litigation
- Mike Madigan: Construction Law
- Robert Cohen: Antitrust Litigation
- Roger Sugarman: Bet-the-Company Litigation
Kegler Brown continues to expand its recognition, as well. Steve Barsotti, leader of the firm’s Emerging Business + Startups practice, has been recognized for the first time.
The following Kegler Brown attorneys have been selected to appear in The Best Lawyers in America for 2019. In parentheses is the year they were first listed in Best Lawyers:
- Corporate Law
Ralph Breitfeller (2011)
- Antitrust Law
John P. Brody (2010)
- Bankruptcy Litigation
Robert Cohen (2008)
- Antitrust Litigation
Kenneth Cookson (2009)
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Banking + Finance Litigation
- Bankruptcy Litigation
Catherine A. Cunningham (2010)
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Land Use and Zoning Litigation
Scott Doran (2013)
- Energy Law
- Environmental Law
Lawrence Feheley (2003)
- Employment Law – Management
- Labor Law – Management
Loriann E. Fuhrer (2013)
- Commercial Litigation
Don Gregory (2005)
- Construction Law
- Construction Litigation
Allen L. Handlan (2011)
- Banking + Finance Law
- Real Estate Law
Thomas W. Hill (1993)
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
Chuck Kegler (1995)
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
Todd M. Kegler (2010)
- Corporate Law
- Mergers + Acquisitions Law
Mike Madigan (2014)
- Construction Law
Vinita Mehra (2018)
- Corporate Law
Dave McCarty (2010)
- Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Larry J. McClatchey (2012)
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Bankruptcy Litigation
Randall W. Mikes (2016)
- Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants
- Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
S. Michael Miller (2006)
- Criminal Defense - General Practice
- Criminal Defense - White-Collar
Mark Reitz (2018)
- Trusts and Estates
Paul D. Ritter Jr. (1995)
- Corporate Law
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Tax Law
Rusty Schuermann (2017)
- Insurance Law
Robert G. Schuler (2016)
- Insurance Litigation
- Intellectual Property Litigation
Tom Sigmund (1995)
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Trusts and Estates
Martijn Steger (2008)
- Corporate Law
Jeffrey W. Stiltner (2017)
- Real Estate Law
Roger P. Sugarman (2007)
- Appellate Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Securities Litigation
- Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) Litigation
- Energy Law
Steve Tugend (2018)
- Government Relations Practice
Timothy Tullis (2010)
- Commercial Litigation
- Labor + Employment Litigation
Chris Weber (2007)
- Corporate Compliance Law
- Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
- Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
Melvin D. Weinstein (2006)
- Commercial Litigation
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Labor + Employment Litigation
Nick Wilkes (2014)
- Real Estate Law
Michael E. Zatezalo (2007)
- Gaming Law
- Real Estate Law
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